Beer-cooler.



J. MOSHER.

BEER. GGOLER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1913.

Patentd July 28,1914.

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BEER COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26,1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 1

JOSEPH MOSHER, OF TAFT, CALIFORNIA.

BEER-COOLER. 7

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 26, 1913. Serial No. 763,857. a

T0 (ZZZ whomit mafa concern:

Be it known that I, Jo snrrr MOSHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Taft, in the county of Kern and Stateof California, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Beer-Coolers, of whichthe following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cooling devicesand more particularly to cooling devices for beer kegs and the like andthe primary object of the invention resides in providing a coolingdevice which is adapted for application to an improved keg which will beentirely sanitary in every respect.

A further object of'the invention resides in providing a beer containerdesigned to receive an ice container therein and resides in providing awire mesh basket for reception in the ice container.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a devicewhich is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufactureand one which will be very efficient and useful in operation.

lVith these and other objects in'view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partsaswill be hereinafter referredto and more particularly pointed out in theI specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application Figure 1is a side elevation of the device completely set up in use. Fig. 2 is avertical section therethrough; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawings in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and in which l indicates a liquid container designedin i the shape of a barrel and formed preferably of glass, the outerface thereof, at the upper and lower ends being provided with pairs ofribs 2, between which are disposed the metal hoops 3. The bottom of thiscontainer 1 is formed integral with the side walls thereof and isprovided with the inlet and outlet tubes 4 and 4: respectively and theupper' or open end of the container is 'provided with an enlargedthreaded opening 5, the purpose of which will be hereinafter and moreparticularly set forth. An opening is formed in the wall of thecontainer 1, adj acent the bottom thereof, in which is mounted a faucet6, whereby the contents of saidcontainer may beextracted, when-desired.-

An additional glass container 7 isalso provided, the same being ofsmaller dimensions than the container 1, and having the wall thereof atthe upper end threaded, as shown at 8, whereby to be engaged with thethreaded opening 5 of the container 1. The upper end of the container 7is provided with an annular flange 9 which, when said container 7 isproperly disposed inthe container 1;

rests upon the upper peripheral edge of said container 1. I have alsoprovided a cylindrical basket 10 formed ofwire mesh to be introduced inthe container 7,-said basket having the top thereof provided with a clo-.inlet pipe 13 is mounted in the upper peripheral edge of the container1, for obvious purposes and a petco 'ek 14 is formed in said tube topermit the air to be entered or entirely cut-0E, as desired. As the icemelts in the basket 10, the same will be retained in the container 7and-I have provided a means for the extraction thereof from saidcontainer, without the removal of the container 7 from the container 1.To this end,

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sure. Ice is adapted to'be disposed in the v I a siphon is providedconsisting of a tubular member 15 bent in substantial U -shaped form,and the one end thereof is adapted to be received in the container 7,while the 0pposite end, projecting outside of the container 1, hasconnection through the medium of a T-joint'l6 with a water pressuresupply 17. The free end of the last mentioned arm of the siphon leads toa seweror other waste connection 18, and it is obvious from thisconstruction that when the water from the supply is permitted to pass tothe sewer connection, a suction is formed thereby and the water withinthe container 7, is drawn outwardly.

As shown in Fig. 1, a battery of kegs or ba1'rels' 19'are connected tothe inlet pipe 14; in thef'usu'al manner so that the connec- "tionsmaybe individually relieved of their tents e kegs approved means,

contents and the outlet pipe 4 leads to a jfaucet 20' at a convenientplace, such as a bar, Itnwillthus be seen that as thee-nare forced,byair or other through the inlet pipe of ;}the c'ontainen 1, saidcontents will be thorwhen extracted, at the faucet 20, will be in"oughly" cooled in: the latter container and fit condition 'forenjoyable drinking pura sanitary manner, as the same is drawn from thekeg. It will still further be seen that I have provided a device whichis simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture andone which will be very efficient and useful in operation.

lVhile I have particularly described the elements best adapted toperform the func-' tions set forth, it'is obvious that various changesinform, proportion and in the minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing fromthe spirit or'sacrificing any of theprinciples of the invention.

Having "thus described this invention,

what is'claimed is A cooling device of the class described comprising anouter transparent container having inlet and outlet ports formed in thebottom thereof, a top for the container formed integral therewith andprovided with an enlarged threaded opening, an inner transparentcontainer externally threaded at its upper end for engagement with thethreaded opening of the outer container to dispose said inner containerwithin the latter, a laterallyextending annular flange formed on theupper peripheral edge of said inner container to contact with the upperface of the top of said outer container,

whereby to limit the downward movement of the inner container in theouter container, the wall of said inner container at the upper endthereof being increased in thickness "from theinner face thereof,-whereby .to provide an opening of reduced diameter at the top of saidinner container, a second.in n'er container formed of foraminousmaterial and disposed within the aforesaid inner container to fit snuglyat its upper end against the Wall of the reduced opening of said firstmentioned inner container, the upper peripheral edge of the second innercontainer being disposed slightly below the upper peripheral edge of thefirst mentioned inner container, a closure for said first mentionedinner container, and means for the admission of air to said outer convtainer.

In testimony whereof I hereunto 'aflix my signature in the presenceoftwo witnesses.

J OSEPI-I MOS HER,

Witnesses CHARLES DEL BONDIO, E. J. BAUS'I.

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Washington, D. G.

